NextDC's S1 data centre, Sydney
NextDC has tapped internet service provider (ISP) Hurricane Electric to increase the speed of its Sydney data centre through a new point of presence (PoP) from the ISP.
The PoP has been described by NextDC as being able to improve fault tolerance, load balancing and congestion management in the S1 data centre and will give users access to Hurricane Electric’s IPv4 and IPv6 network through 100 gigabit ethernet (100GE), 10 gigabit ethernet (10GE) and one gigabit ethernet ports (GigE).
S1 users will also be able to exchange IP traffic with Hurricane Electric’s network, which has access to over 20,000 BGP (border gateway protocol) sessions with more than 7,500 networks through over 200 major exchange ports.
Adam Scully, chief sales officer at NextDC, said the collaboration with Hurricane Electric will help empower their data centre users.
“We are excited to welcome Hurricane Electric to the NextDC ecosystem,” he said. “They are a company on the forefront of innovation for global connectivity, their exciting growth strategy and vision for helping customers to build resilient and reliable networks closely aligns to the commitment NextDC makes to our customers.
Mike Leber, president of Hurricane Electric, added that the PoP will “help meet the bandwidth needs of the tech boom that Sydney is experiencing.”
“We’re pleased to provide NextDC’s customers in and around Sydney with cost-effective global connectivity options,” Leber said.
This is Hurricane Electric's third in Sydney and fourth in Australia adding to Equinix's SY1, ME1 and Global Switch Sydney East.
The S1 data centre, which was opened in October 2013, has been certified by Uptime Institute as a Tier III facility for design and construction and a Tier III Gold facility for operational excellence, as well as being certified by NABERS as a 5-Star rated infrastructure facility for energy efficiency.
